Breaking Bread Together – Cancelled

Service has been cancelled due to weather conditions. The congregation of Birmingham Unitarian Church (38651 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills) invites the congregations of First UU Church of Detroit, Northwest UU Church, and UU Church of Farmington to celebrate the harvests of our lives as we break bread together. If you can, please bring a loaf or batch or other form of bread (pita? tortillas? bagels?) representing your heritage in whatever way you choose, and an accompaniment such as cheese, hummus, jam, or fruit.  During the service in the sanctuary we'll symbolically share the bread, and after the service during coffee…

Trans Day of Remembrance: Remembering Together

We will spend some time uplifting stories about trans people from human history. We may enjoy some speculative history together about what indigenous trans people were doing in their communities before colonialism brought fear of anything outside of the binary (engaging with our imagination!). We will read names of trans people who have passed and do some grieving practices together.

Getting Comfortable with Discomfort

"Do Not Leave Your Cares at the Door" is one of our beliefs in our pluralistic faith community. This year has been really traumatic and we know the coming years will continue to be so. Drawing on the research of trauma informed care, we will explore tools for sitting in discomfort during ongoing scary times. All of who you are, even the scared parts, are welcome here.